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THE DEMISE OF THE LUXURY PLAYER

SIMON BAXTER PENS A EULOGY TO THE LAZY GENIUSES OF YESTERYEAR…

In his own time: Boca Juniors’ Juan Roman Riquelme

IF THERE was a patron saint of glorious inefficiency, it was Juan Roman Riquelme.
Riquelme didn’t just ignore the modern game; he seemed to find its frantic pace offensive. While European football was becoming a track meet, Riquelme played like he was participating in a chess match held inside a submarine. He was the ‘Ultimo Diez’ - the last true ten.
He was famously described as a player who, if he had to travel from point A to poin...

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